Caroline E. Tripp
Owner of Bella Vita Doula

"I'm passionate about supporting all families postpartum as a doula. I am a mom who has experienced motherhood through birth and through adoption. I believe all families are born through love. My hope is to help all families who feel they need a little (or a lot) of support in that 4th trimester. I am ready to help you develop your desired postpartum plan."

"I am trained in fertility, birth, postpartum and bereavement support. I am a wife, mother and bereaved parent who has the life experience and professional training that enables me to walk alongside others with an open mind and heart focused on the long term needs of the whole family. One of my honors as a Doula is serving parents as the Family Support Co-Chair for Star Legacy Foundation Virginia Chapter and to support them as an active Peer Companion.

Our Philosophy

Bella Vita Doula Services, LLC was established in order to minister to the community and serve a population of families that truly need support and tends to be forgotten. As a Postpartum Doula, I refer to myself as a Compassionate Companion. I am here to travel the journey of the 4th trimester with the whole family. As a Bereavement Doula, it is my belief that families suffering from loss need champions to walk beside them in their time of need and during the grieving process and beyond.

Affiliations

Certifications

Member, Compassionate Friends 2008- Current

Co-Facilitator, Compassionate Friends 2010-2012

Still Birthday - Birth and Bereavement Doula Training 2018

Member, Greater Williamsburg Maternal Mental Health Coalition 2018

Family Support Co-Chair, Star Legacy Foundation, VA Chapter

Member, Peninsula Women's Network 2018

Bebo Mia - Maternal Support Practitioner Certification 2018

Adult and Child CPR Certified

Perinatal Loss Training - Forget Me Not Foundation 2018

Maternal Mental Health 101 Training -

Postpartum Support International 2018

Bella Vita Doula offers an initial, no obligation 1 hour Complimentary consultation.

This free consultation provides us with an opportunity to get to know one another and to determine the specific needs of your own birth journey. We will develop your family support plan based on your individual wishes for birth and postpartum care. I am here to walk alongside you in this journey as your peer companion and community resource.